Yuri Game Delayed as Banks Refuse Steam Revenue Deposits
A non-adult game facing deposit refusal shows bank scrutiny now extends beyond adult content, threatening indie revenue streams.
Reporting from 1 source: Game Spark.
Noame Takii announced on August 10 that the yuri game 'Our Fake Marriage?' will be delayed. Banks refused deposits of revenue from Steam-distributed games, including the non-adult title, after reviewing documents. Shinsei Bank and Japan Post Bank both declined deposits. Takii is prioritizing the payment issue over release.
Developer Noame Takii said on August 10 that 'Our Fake Marriage?' will miss its planned release. The cause is not development trouble but banking. Shinsei Bank requested documents about international remittances, and after reviewing materials on Takii's Steam games, including adult titles, it refused deposits. The publisher then tried Japan Post Bank for revenue from non-adult games, but that bank also refused after review.
Takii noted that small deposits from the publisher have not been refused, but game revenue is not arriving. Even a new release would not bring in money until the issue is resolved. Former lawmaker Yoshiyuki Kurishita linked the refusals to stronger anti-money-laundering measures and called the blocking of legal transactions a harmful effect. The game, a non-adult yuri romance adventure, remains scheduled for PC via Steam.
Synthesized by Yomimono from the 1 cited source below, including Japanese-language reporting where cited, then editorially reviewed before publishing.